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1、训练20阅读理解完形填空语法填空书面表达(建议用时45分钟).阅读理解(2016安徽六校教育研究会联考) Does your local town have a nickname? If so，what does it say about the area and the people who live there? Many cities are recognized across the world by their unofficial names.New York is the Big Apple，London is the Smoke，and Los Angeles is famou
2、sly called La La Land.Now，as part of English Language Day on Wednesday，two British organizations，the English Project and Ordnance Survey，are launching (发起) an interactive project which aims to identify the nicknames which people use in their daily lives for the places which they like or dislike.“The
3、 name that people create for a place forms a connection with feelings，” explains Winchester Universitys Professor Bill Lucas，a patron (赞助者) of the English Project.“So Basingstoke becomes Amazingstoke; Swindon is known as Swindump and Padstow，hometown of chef Rick Stein，is nicknamed Padstein.”Basings
4、toke is a town in central England.The local nickname，Amazingstoke，shows the love that locals seem to have for the area.Swindan，on the other hand，is sometimes called Swindump，showing that some people think its a dump (垃圾堆)Stanford Le Hope in Essex is called Stanford No Hope by locals.And Padstow in C
5、ornwall is so closely connected with the local famous person Rick Stein that its become known as Padstein.Since launching the online survey last week，the creators have already received 3,000 alternative titles for places and landmarks.As well as creating what promises to be a fascinating resource of
6、 nicknames，there is a practical side to the project.“With the huge variety of place nicknames that exist，we could never hope to collect them all ourselves，” says Glen Hart，Ordnance Surveys head of research.“But the information from the project could prove vital.Organizations like the emergency servi
7、ces rely on our information when responding to 999 calls，so by having the most complete set of nicknames we could help the emergency services quickly locate the right place，and maybe even save lives.”1What is the passage mainly about?ASome stories about nicknames for places.BActivities launched by t
8、wo British organizations.CA survey of nicknames for places.DThe attractiveness of place nicknames.2Unlike the town Basingstoke，Swindon is a place that _.Ahas a long historyBattracts a lot of touristsChas few people living thereDseems unpleasant to some people3According to the passage，peoples respons
9、e to the project is _.AactiveBindifferentCopposedDstrange4What does Glen Hart think of the project?AIt proves that most nicknames are interesting.BIt may help increase the number of nicknames.CIt is very helpful to emergency services.DIt has helped prevent deaths from happening.【语篇解读】本文为说明文。作者介绍了一次有
10、关地名别称的调查情况。1解析：选C。主旨大意题。通读全文并结合倒数第二段中的关键词survey可知答案为C项。2解析：选D。事实细节题。根据第五段中“The local nickname，Amazingstoke，shows the love that locals seem to have for the area.Swindon，on the other hand，is sometimes called Swindump，showing that some people think its a dump(垃圾堆)”可知答案为D项。3解析：选A。事实细节题。根据倒数第二段可知人们对本次的调查
11、表现得很积极，故答案为A项。4解析：选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段中Glen Hart的话可知，他认为本次调查对于急救服务很有用，故答案为C项。.完形填空A Helping Hand of ApplauseAs a teaching student，I was sent on my first class at a suburban high school.Jess was a Year 8 student who always _1_ her classmates，despite the lack of respect she usually received in return.Kids
12、constantly laughed at her_2_ her back.As a teacher，your nature is to _3_ students like Jess，but you soon realize that theres only so much you can actually do.On the contrary，Tyson was always _4_ by mates.It was clear that he was a confident and _5_ young man.When the school talent show came around，J
13、ess asked to _6_ a solo act.I was hesitant to allow her to take the _7_，fearing that she might face teasing.However，I knew that it would be _8_ to say no on these grounds，so her name made it onto the list of performers.The day of the show，the whole school _9_ in the hall.The acts began and I was _10
14、_ surprised when each performance was _11_ with cheers and praise.Then it was Jesss _12_.Beaming，she stepped onto the stage.The music started and，to my horror，she missed the first line of the song.She became _13_，sang in the wrong key and forgot her words.As she _14_ through the song，kids whispered
15、and giggled.Jess looked devastated(极难过的) and was about to give up _15_ the most amazing thing happened.The sound of somebody clapping along to the _16_ of the song began to rise above the crowd.I looked around to see who it was.It was Tyson.He was clapping proudly.He _17_ his friends to join in and，to my amazement，they did.Slowly，the _18_ spread from Tysons group to the rest of Year 12，then throughout the hall.As the song ended，the whole audience _19_.The smile on Jesss face that day is one that Ill never forget.Tyson changed my life by restoring my _20_ in the goodness of youth.1A.consulted
